NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 80th Fiesta at Our Lady of Guadalupe in South Hutchinson is this weekend.
"It's one of our biggest fundraisers for the church," said committee chair Tom Beier. "It's also a time for the community to get together and have a little bit of camaraderie and enjoy each other's company."
There will be bands there throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday, along with a poker tournament, a hot rod resurrection car show, over 150 items on silent auction and the OLG Raffle on Sunday with a top prize of $5000 in cash.
"Suggested donation is $2," Beier said. "I think there are eleven different prizes to win."
That includes the cash, a PlayStation 5, a grill, a night to stay and play at the casino, a chainsaw, a blower, a trimmer, four truck tires, and more.
Father Eric Weldon notes that the fundraiser helps considerably with the church's building.
"This fundraiser is always about, what can we do to help out our savings to take care of some needed maintenance, maybe, in the church," Weldon said. "There's always roofs, there's always air conditioning, there's always siding, there's always things like that. There's also, some help with Catholic education, as well."
The softball tournament starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, with the rest of the event kicking off at 11 a.m. and lasting all the way through 11 p.m. on Saturday, including the fireworks display, and starting again around 11 a.m. Sunday and going through the raffle drawing at 5 p.m. at 612 South Maple in South Hutchinson.